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<h2>Creating/adding, editing, or deleting an
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<ul><li><a href="#add">Creating/adding an announcement</a></li><li><a href="#edit">Editing an announcement</a></li><li><a href="#delete">Deleting an announcement</a></li></ul>

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<p><strong>Note:</strong> To complete the procedures in this
document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary
permissions.  To determine your role, follow the directions in <a href="content.hlp?docId=arbu">Participant roles</a>.  For a
basic understanding of roles and permissions, see <a href="content.hlp?docId=arax">Permissions and roles: Overview</a>.</p>

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<h4>Creating/adding an announcement</h4>

<p>To create/add an announcement, follow these steps:</p>

<ol><li>In your site's <a href="content.hlp?docId=arcc">menubar</a>, click <strong><code>Announcements</code></strong>.

<br /><br />
</li><li>On the Announcements screen, near the top, click <strong><code>Add</code></strong>.

<br /><br />
</li><li>In the text box next to "Announcement title", type the subject of
your announcement.

<br /><br />
</li><li>In the text box under "Body", use the WYSIWYG editor to
create and format the body of your announcement.

<br /><br />
</li><li>Under "Access", select how to display your announcement by
choosing from the following options:<br /><br />

<ul><li><strong><code>Display to public</code></strong>: Visible to members of other sites
</li><li><strong><code>Display to site:</code></strong>: Visible to site participants only
</li><li><strong><code>Display to selected groups</code></strong>: Visible only to certain
sections or groups. Use the checkboxes to choose which groups or
sections can view the announcement.
</li></ul>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> If you don't see the <strong><code>Display to selected
groups</code></strong> option, it means there are no groups or sections
associated with your site; see <a href="content.hlp?docId=atcs">Managing groups</a>.</p>
</li><li>Under "Availability", select <strong><code>Show</code></strong> to release your
announcement or <strong><code>Hide</code></strong> to hide it, or select <strong><code>Specify
Dates</code></strong>, and then select a beginning date and ending date for the
file's visibility.

<br /><br />
</li><li>Under "Attachments", you can attach a file from your local
computer or from Resources, or specify the URL for a file on the
web. For instructions, see <a href="content.hlp?docId=aupf">Options for adding attachments</a>.

<br /><br />
</li><li>You can choose to have your announcement emailed to participants
in addition to being posted. From the <strong><code>Email Notification</code></strong>
drop-down list, select the appropriate option:

<br /><br />

<ul><li>If you do not want the announcement emailed, choose <strong><code>None - No
notification</code></strong> (the default setting).
</li><li>If you want to send it only to those participants who have chosen
to receive low-priority mail notifications, choose <strong><code>Low - Only
participants who have opted in</code></strong>.
</li><li>If you want all participants to receive it, choose <strong><code>High - All
participants</code></strong>.
</li></ul>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> Participants have the option to choose whether
they want to receive all announcements or only high priority
announcements.</p>
</li><li>To post your announcement, click <strong><code>Add Announcement</code></strong>. To
preview your announcement, click <strong><code>Preview</code></strong>. To cancel, click
<strong><code>Cancel</code></strong>.
</li></ol>

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<h4>Editing an announcement</h4>

<p>To edit an announcement, follow these steps:</p>

<ol><li>In the menubar of the relevant course or project site, click
<strong><code>Announcements</code></strong>.

<br /><br />
</li><li>Under your announcement's subject, click <strong><code>Revise</code></strong>.

<p><strong>Note:</strong> If you don't have sufficient rights to edit a
particular announcement, you will not see the option to revise
it. Also, you can edit only one announcement at a time.</p>
</li><li>Make the desired changes to your announcement.

<br /><br />
</li><li>After editing, click <strong><code>Save Changes</code></strong> to save your changes,
<strong><code>Preview</code></strong> to preview your announcement, or <strong><code>Cancel</code></strong> to
cancel your changes.
</li></ol>

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<h4>Deleting an announcement</h4>

<p>To delete one or more announcements, follow these steps:</p>

<ol><li>In the menubar of the relevant course or project site, click
<strong><code>Announcements</code></strong>.

<br /><br />
</li><li>Under "Remove?", check the box(es) next to the announcement(s) you
want to delete.

<p><strong>Note:</strong> If you don't have sufficient rights to delete a
particular announcement, you will not see a box next to its title.</p>
</li><li>Click the <strong><code>Update</code></strong> button.

<br /><br />
</li><li>On the confirmation screen, click <strong><code>Remove</code></strong> to remove the
announcement or <strong><code>Cancel</code></strong> to cancel the removal.
</li></ol>

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